diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/api/v1/[projectId]/chat/route.ts b/apps/rowboat/app/api/v1/[projectId]/chat/route.ts
index 9671ab1c..7d350b84 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/api/v1/[projectId]/chat/route.ts
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/api/v1/[projectId]/chat/route.ts
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ export async function POST(
             prompts,
             startAgent,
             testProfile: testProfile ?? undefined,
-            mcpServers: project.mcpServers ?? undefined,
-            toolWebhookUrl: project.webhookUrl ?? undefined,
+            mcpServers: project.mcpServers ?? [],
+            toolWebhookUrl: project.webhookUrl ?? '',
         };
 
         const { messages: agenticMessages, state } = await getAgenticApiResponse(request);
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/api/widget/v1/chats/[chatId]/turn/route.ts b/apps/rowboat/app/api/widget/v1/chats/[chatId]/turn/route.ts
index 8d136e58..d5d2c1bf 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/api/widget/v1/chats/[chatId]/turn/route.ts
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/api/widget/v1/chats/[chatId]/turn/route.ts
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ export async function POST(
             tools,
             prompts,
             startAgent,
-            mcpServers: projectSettings.mcpServers ?? undefined,
-            toolWebhookUrl: projectSettings.webhookUrl ?? undefined,
+            mcpServers: projectSettings.mcpServers ?? [],
+            toolWebhookUrl: projectSettings.webhookUrl ?? '',
             testProfile: undefined,
         };
         logger.log(`Sending agentic request`);
diff --git a/apps/rowboat/app/lib/types/agents_api_types.ts b/apps/rowboat/app/lib/types/agents_api_types.ts
index c4d111ec..4b1d3243 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat/app/lib/types/agents_api_types.ts
+++ b/apps/rowboat/app/lib/types/agents_api_types.ts
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ export const AgenticAPIChatRequest = z.object({
     prompts: z.array(WorkflowPrompt),
     startAgent: z.string(),
     testProfile: TestProfile.optional(),
-    mcpServers: z.array(MCPServer).optional(),
-    toolWebhookUrl: z.string().optional(),
+    mcpServers: z.array(MCPServer),
+    toolWebhookUrl: z.string(),
 });
 
 export const AgenticAPIChatResponse = z.object({
diff --git a/apps/rowboat_agents/src/app/main.py b/apps/rowboat_agents/src/app/main.py
index 6d6d501d..b555f8b5 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat_agents/src/app/main.py
+++ b/apps/rowboat_agents/src/app/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import traceback
 from quart import Quart, request, jsonify, Response
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import wraps
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ from pprint import pprint
 logger = common_logger
 redis_client = redis.from_url(os.environ.get('REDIS_URL', 'redis://localhost:6379'))
 app = Quart(__name__)
+config = read_json_from_file("./configs/default_config.json")
 
 # filter out agent transfer messages using a function
 def is_agent_transfer_message(msg):
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ async def chat():
     logger.info(f"{'*'*100}Running server mode{'*'*100}")
     try:
         request_data = await request.get_json()
-        config = read_json_from_file("./configs/default_config.json")
+        print("Request:", json.dumps(request_data))
 
         # filter out agent transfer messages
         input_messages = [msg for msg in request_data["messages"] if not is_agent_transfer_message(msg)]
@@ -82,11 +84,12 @@ async def chat():
             elif not msg.get("role"):
                 msg["role"] = "user"
 
-        print("Request:")
-        pprint(request_data)
-
         data = request_data
-        resp_messages, resp_tokens_used, resp_state = await run_turn(
+        messages = []
+        final_state = {}
+        # tokens_used = 0
+
+        async for event_type, event_data in run_turn_streamed(
             messages=input_messages,
             start_agent_name=data.get("startAgent", ""),
             agent_configs=data.get("agents", []),
@@ -95,16 +98,16 @@ async def chat():
             state=data.get("state", {}),
             additional_tool_configs=[RAG_TOOL, CLOSE_CHAT_TOOL],
             complete_request=data
-        )
-
-        logger.info('-'*100)
-        logger.info('Raw output:')
-        logger.info((resp_messages, resp_tokens_used, resp_state))
+        ):
+            if event_type == 'message':
+                messages.append(event_data)
+            elif event_type == 'done':
+                final_state = event_data['state']
+                # tokens_used = event_data["tokens_used"]
 
         out = {
-            "messages": resp_messages,
-            "tokens_used": resp_tokens_used,
-            "state": resp_state,
+            "messages": messages,
+            "state": final_state,
         }
 
         logger.info("Output:")
@@ -115,7 +118,8 @@ async def chat():
         return jsonify(out)
 
     except Exception as e:
-        logger.error(f"Error: {e}")
+        print(traceback.format_exc())
+        logger.error(f"Error: {str(e)}")
         return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
 
 @app.route("/chat_stream_init", methods=["POST"])
@@ -144,8 +148,8 @@ async def chat_stream(stream_id):
     if not request_data:
         return jsonify({"error": "Stream not found"}), 404
 
+    print("Request:", request_data.decode('utf-8'))
     request_data = json.loads(request_data)
-    config = read_json_from_file("./configs/default_config.json")
 
     # filter out agent transfer messages
     input_messages = [msg for msg in request_data["messages"] if not is_agent_transfer_message(msg)]
@@ -163,9 +167,6 @@ async def chat_stream(stream_id):
         elif not msg.get("role"):
             msg["role"] = "user"
 
-    print("Request:")
-    pprint(request_data)
-
     async def generate():
         try:
             async for event_type, event_data in run_turn_streamed(
diff --git a/apps/rowboat_agents/src/graph/core.py b/apps/rowboat_agents/src/graph/core.py
index 1cb8171a..9d81e69e 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat_agents/src/graph/core.py
+++ b/apps/rowboat_agents/src/graph/core.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import traceback
 from copy import deepcopy
 from datetime import datetime
 import json
@@ -394,7 +395,6 @@ async def run_turn_streamed(
         yield ('done', {'state': final_state})
 
     except Exception as e:
-        import traceback
         print(traceback.format_exc())
         print(f"Error in stream processing: {str(e)}")
         yield ('error', {'error': str(e), 'state': final_state})  # Include final_state in error response
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/rowboat_agents/src/utils/common.py b/apps/rowboat_agents/src/utils/common.py
index 57c1c58c..eab6e558 100644
--- a/apps/rowboat_agents/src/utils/common.py
+++ b/apps/rowboat_agents/src/utils/common.py
@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@ from openai import OpenAI
 
 load_dotenv()
 
-def setup_logger(name, log_file='./run.log', level=logging.INFO, log_to_file=True):
+def setup_logger(name, log_file='./run.log', level=logging.INFO, log_to_file=False):
     """Function to set up a logger with a specific name and log file."""
     formatter = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)s %(levelname)s [%(filename)s:%(lineno)d] %(message)s')
 
-    if log_to_file:
-        handler = logging.FileHandler(log_file)
-    else:
-        handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
-    
+    # Changed to use stderr instead of stdout
+    handler = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stderr)
     handler.setFormatter(formatter)
 
     # Create a logger and set its level